In 2015, the seventieth UN General Assembly adopted an ambitious set of development goals for improving economic, environmental, and social conditions worldwide by 2030. The seventeen Sustainable ...

Launched by the United Nations at the Millennium Summit in 2000, the eight MDGs sought to eradicate or reduce, among other issues, hunger and poverty, diseases, gender inequality, as well as mother ...

Sustainable development is one of the fateful paradigms of modern humanity, the most important economic challenge facing society. The successful economic policy pursued during the years of ...

Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 per cent of the global population. The active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts is central to ...

New York, 17 July – As preparations get underway for the Summit of the Future this September, the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded today with UN Member States ...

This article was written by Chris Hackel, Head of Sustainable Indices at Bloomberg. In this series, Bloomberg’s Sustainable Indices team takes account of current market sentiment and conditions ...